Humanities

History and geography use a cross-curricular, topic based approach to build good study habits using a variety of resources. In geography, pupils study local, national and international topics. Visits to Chesham town centre, the River Chess and an overnight stay on board the Golden Hinde give the children first hand experiences. Geographical understanding on a wider scale is developed through a variety of projects.

In history, pupils study a variety of civilisations including Ancient Greeks, Romans and Great Britain and are encouraged to make comparisons between lifestyles in the different eras and the present. Pupils are encouraged to perform their own independent research to extend their knowledge and make extensive use of the library and the internet.

Provision in the Geography curriculum will enable pupils to:-

Locate the world’s countries, with a focus on Europe and countries of particular interest to pupils

Locate the world’s countries, with focus on North and South America and countries of particular interest to pupils

Identify key geographical features of the countries of the United Kingdom, and show an understanding of how some of these aspects have changed over time

Locate the geographic zones of the world

Understand the significance of the geographic zones of the world

Understand geographical similarities and differences through the study of human and physical geography of a region or area of the United Kingdom (different from that taught at Key Stage 1)

Understand geographical similarities and differences through the study of human and physical geography of a region or area in a European country

Understand geographical similarities and differences through the study of the human and physical geography of a region or area within North or South America